- (1.) THIS is an appeal under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ('the Act') directed against the order passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Rajnandgaon (hereinafter referred to as the 'District Forum') in Complaint Case No. 113/2003 on 27.12.2003 dismissing the complaint.
(2.) IT is averred by the complainant that he wanted to sink a bore well in his agricultural lands for agricultural irrigation. Therefore, he hired the services of the O.Ps. for indicating suitable site so that the bore well succeeds. Gist of grievance of the complainants is against respondent/O.Ps. 1 and 2 is that they are public servants and despite payment of Rs. 600 on 29.12.2001 as charges for underground water survey the complainants did not carry out the survey. It is also alleged that false documents were prepared by the respondents/O.Ps. 1 and 2.
(3.) AS against the respondents/O.Ps. 3 and 4 it is alleged that although an amount of Rs. 551 and Rs. 900 was paid to the respondents/O.Ps. 3 and 4 respectively, they did not show the correct site for digging a bore well. It is noted that the grievances of the complainants refers to three separate occasions and three sets of respondents/O.Ps. when he tried to avail of their services for water divining or underground water survey. The incidents are totally unconnected and independent of each other. The only common factor in all the three incidents are the complainant on one hand and attempt to obtain advice for selection of the suitable spot for digging a bore well so that sufficient water could be obtained on the other. Obviously more than one cause of action is sought to be agitated in this complaint. This not being permissible the complainant expressed that he did not press the complaint against respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and desired to pursue the complaint against O.Ps. 1, 2 and 5. Under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the request is allowed and accordingly the matter relating to respondents/O.Ps. 1, 2 and 5 alone is considered.;